Episode 057 - Karenizers Gone Wild with Adnan Barq

Adnan Barq is talented Palestinian journalist and documentary filmmaker residing in occupied east Jerusalem. Lara and Michael have the pleasure of speaking with Adnan for a second time (check out episode 11 for our first sit down with Adnan) this week. The pod gets an exclusive first-hand account of Walid al-Sharif’s funeral and the violence that ensued as a result. We also circle back to talk about the beloved journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and we get Adnan’s take on how her senseless murder has furthered the resistance movement. Adnan gives insight on the ‘cemetery of numbers’, or the occupation’s practice of withholding slain Palestinian bodies. You’ll also hear about how higher education institutions within occupied Palestine are reacting to actions for justice, and how individual students are affected. Learn what a ‘Karenizer’ is and be part of the discussion.

To consult the sources used in the preparation of this episode, please see:

Videos/Social Accounts

• How to overcome generational trauma (Adnan Barq’s Ted Talk)

• @Adnan Barq (YouTube)

• @Adnan.Barq (Instagram)

Articles

• Israeli Forces, Palestinians Clash in West Bank before Funeral of Journalist (Wall Street Journal)

• New evidence suggests Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead in targeted attack by Israeli forces (CNN)

• ISRAELI INVESTIGATION INTO KILLING OF PALESTINIAN AMERICAN JOURNALIST ENDS BEFORE IT BEGINS (The Intercept)

• Shireen Abu Akleh: Israel arrests Palestinian pallbearer of journalist's coffin (Middle East Eye)

• Israeli far-right group calls for dismantling Dome of the Rock on 'Jerusalem Day' (Middle East Eye)

• Palestinian critically injured in Jerusalem by Israeli occupation forces dies of his wounds (WAFA News Agency)

• Dozens hurt in clashes at Palestinian funeral in Jerusalem (France 24)

• Massive crowds, police beatings as journalist’s funeral is held in Jerusalem (The Washington Post)

• Family of Palestinian man shot dead by Israelis call for his body to be returned eight months on (The Independent)

• Israel returns wrong body to killed Palestinian teenager’s family (Al Jazeera)

• “Cemetery of Numbers:” Israel’s Practice of Withholding the Bodies of Deceased Palestinians (Left Voice)

• Palestinian factions preparing 'battle' to break Gaza naval blockade (The Jerusalem Post)

• Outrage, shock among Fatah members over Birzeit University student election loss (Arab News)

• Flag Fight on Campus (Israel Today)

• Palestinian students facing increased harassment on Israeli campuses (Mondoweiss)

• In first, Russian military said to fire S-300 missiles at Israeli jets over Syria (The Times of Israel)

• H.Res.1123 - Recognizing the Nakba and Palestinian refugees' rights. (Congress.gov)

• Palestinian Villages, Israeli Parks: How the Past Echoes in the Present (Institute for Palestine Studies)

• How Israel is erasing the Nakba through nature (The New Arab)